# Stepanida — Short Fiction character guide

> Stepanida in Short Fiction by Fyodor Sologub.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the babushka Stepanida, Babushka Stepanida, Babushka

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

An elderly grandmother figure, often called Babushka.

## In the story

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xv)

Stepanida calls out to Glasha from the kitchen window, asking why she neighs like a horse, but receives no reply.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xviii)

A buxom, red-cheeked maid attending to the samovar at the bottom of the stairs, she exchanges a honeyed greeting with Elena Kirillovna.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xix)

Whispers with Glasha about Elena Kirillovna's constant thoughts of her grandson.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xxv)

Listens sadly to Sofia's orders and replies in a tearful voice.

### [The White Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/the-white-dog)

The old woman who reveals herself as a crow and caws at Alexandra Ivanovna.

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